CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - March 5, 2010) - Total Energy Services Inc. ("Total") (TSX:TOT) announces that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.03 (Cdn.) per common share for the quarter ending March 31, 2010 on Total's outstanding common shares. The dividend is payable on April 30, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 31, 2010. The ex-dividend date is March 29, 2010.

Total is a growth oriented energy services corporation involved in contract drilling services, drilling and production rentals and natural gas compression equipment fabrication, sales, rental and service. The common shares of Total are listed and trade on the TSX under the symbol "TOT".